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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-04-25
DENIED AND AFFIRMED.
CLEVELAND AND SECOND TERM.
lis Says He Has Never Given the Subjeci
Amy Thought, While Others Declare that
lie has Positively Refused to Run
What Col. .Dorshslmer Has to Say.

ST. LOUIS, April 24.-The Republican
Washington correspondent, again refer
ring to the Presidential denomination mat
tor, gives tho following story. A story hal
come to the correspondent OF the Repubh
can tonight significantly contirmatory O
tho conversation between the Presiden
and his Senatorial visitor. This story Il
to tho effect that the PreBldent quite re-
Gently prepared formal letter to be made
public, setting forth his views in regard t.
the second term in plain words, and un
qualiledly declaring that he would not be
q candidate for reelection. Yielding te
the earnest persuasiona OF his friends, he
consented to, however, withhold the let.
ter for the present at least, II not to wholly
abandon bis intention Of giving 1t TO the
public. This story is told on tho authori.
ty Of Dol. Dorsheimer, Of New York, who
WAS in Washington few days $50. He
told several OF his friends while here
Immediately after coming from the White
House that he had been shown the draft
Of letter snch as has been already char.
acterized, and his advice was asked re.
garding the policy Of such publication.
He said tho letter referred at some length
to the opposition Of certain element OF
the Democratic party to the re-eleetion OF
Cleveland and tho chance that this might
defeat the ticket.
After referring to this well known fact
in the present political situation Colonel
Dorsheimer says the President went on in
bis letter to say that he deemed it wise, in
view Of the circumstances, to withdraw
his name from all consideration in connec.
ton with the nomination. He announced
in uaeauivocal terms that he was not
a candidate and suggested that some
other leader who could command
the united support Of the whole party bo
selected as thS standard bearer in 1855,
Col. Dorsheiner said he as once protested
against any public use Of such letter as
He told the President there
was no need for him TO adopt this step
nov, whatever might prove TO be wise
hereafter. He urged the President to
abandon the idea for the present, at sny
rate, and finally induced him to yield 10
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-04-25
TERRIBLE COLLISION
ON TIE NORTHERN PACIFIC ROAD.
Two Freight Trains Come Together with
Terrific Force, kllliuG slx Mon and
wounding Eighteen Othera-Crlm.
inalScglcct Cause Of Accident.

SPOKANE FALLS, W. r., April 24.-It has
Just been learned that on Thursday after.
noon between 8 and 4 o'clock, a terrible
accident occurred on Cascade division Of
the Northern Pacific railroad, four miles
beyond Chelum. A west bound train
pushing Hat car loaded with iaborers
was going around the curve leading TO
trostle at a good rate Of speed when 1t ran
into an engine which was running east.
backing up. The fiat car passed half wsy
through the tender Of the light engine
and the other end crushed spains. tho
pilot Of the west bound train, on which
were two men. The unfortunate men
were crushed to 4 pulp. Tho light engine
was knocked eighty feet. Five men we,s
killed outright and ono has since died.
The injured number eighteen, II
All Of the physicians OF Ellenberp wero
Immediately sent to the scene by a special
train and have been rendering all the ser.
vice, possible. The scene Of The accident
as described by those present beppara
description. Blood is acattered in eyery
direction and the neighboring tracks hear
evidence OF fearful carnage. Tho acci.
dent was tho fault OF ono Of the train'a
crew neglecting to flag aa per orders, The
dead and injured .ero brought to Chelum
Thursday n!snt.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-04-25

Tmoa. llu0nKS " Go. aro closing out
their Furnishing Goods at greatly reduced
prjcOp.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-04-25
The 81. Louis "Kepubllcann Sticks to 1t.

The St. Louis "Hepubllcnn" Sticks to 1t,
ST. LOUIS, April 23.-The Republican,,
Washington correspondent, in his dis
patches to that paper tonight, referring
10 his telegram OF tho night before, in re-
apect to President Clevesnds position on
the aubiecs OF denomination, which hiss
attracted attention and excited comment
throughout the country to-day, reasser.s
the accuracy OF his report OF the state
mcnts made TO him by tho Senator from
whom he obtained the information, but he
gives nothing III coming from tho Presi.
dent direct. he does Hay, however that
the accuracy OF his report Is fully substan.
tiated by several gentlemen in Washing.
ton, to whom the Senator had told the
same thing. Tho name OF the Senator is
not revealed.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-04-25
CLEVELAND AND \ SECOND TERM,
He Says lie Never Expressed Himself on
tho Subject.

tAS JuDJtCLs
New 4oRK, April ga Washington
special to the Post says: 1.-THE President
himself denies in the most emphatic
terms thst no has expressed to any person
his Intentions with respect to second
term. He has, in conversation with more
than one visitor, been pressed to commit
hilnself on this question. To every one
ho has made the same anawer, That he
had not given any thought to the matter
of denomination; that it was as much as
be could find time to think about to Get
through the present four years with bene.
fit to the country, satisfaction to the peo.
pic who elected him and creiitto himself,
This is as much Gs he has ever said on the
general topic.
"The allueion to his health which he is
quoted as making, he declares he never
made, and would not make, as he has no
such approximations as are attributed to
him. He is feeling very well, and bears
the burdens Of office without serious dis.
comfort. He has not even the satisaction
Of showing who has taken his future. in
charge so generously"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-04-25

C"'g"t"'s CnshmUrn ls"uIurt
Toilet soAp Ia better appreciated tho more
1t ID usod, and Il diaappoints no one. MATT.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-06-30
"Sweet Twenty-seVen."

The present age will be curiously
marked in history as a period when
dress and beauty came prominently to
the front. The literature of dress dur
ing the last ten years, if collected,
would form an imposing collection.
The beauty craze has revolutionized
society. Among its consequences may
be noted the fact that girls have gone
out of fashion. Twenty-seven is the
correct age Just now Sweet seven
teen" is hopelessly demodee. The re-
suit is a vast increase in the amount of
hypocrisy practiced in society. No
girl ever wanted to stop at II. even
when it was most in favor. But every
woman now remains % until even her
own familiar lookingglass begins to
speak in the odious language of per-
feet candor. Mrs. Haweis, in her book
on dress, recommends women always
carefully to choose their background.
This would be good advice, were it
practicable. But one cannot carry
about ones background with one. 1t
would be costly to ones self and incon-
venient to ones friends. A better
plan for keeping on good terms with
ones self, so long as one remains at
q, is to fit up lookingglass in Sc
ductively flattering manner. A pink
silk blind should always subdue still
further the mellowness of the daylight.
Wax candles with pink shades should
be the only means of illumination
when daylight dies; and if there are
only enough of these satisfactory tOi-
let may be made and ones pet delu-
sion remain undisturbed. Other mir
rors, less pleasantly placed, should be
carefully avoided.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-06-30
Newspapers for Wallpaper.

In his autobiographical sketch in
the Youths Companion, Mr.. w. D.
Howells, writing of the family's pi-
oneer life in Ohio, says: perhaps it
was my fathers love of literature
which inspired him to choose newspa-
pers for wall paper; at any rate he
did so, and the effect, as l remember
it, was not without its decorative
qualities. He had used a barrel of
papers, bought at the nearest post
office, where they had been refused by
the persons to whom they had been
experimentally sent, by the publisher.
and the whole first page was taken up
by story, which broke off in the mid
die of sentence at the foot of the last
column, and tantalized us forever with
fruitless conjectures as to the fate of
the hero and heroine. 1 really sup
pose that cheap wall paper could
have been got for the same money,
though it might not have seemed so
economical. / am not sure that the
use of the newspapers was not a trib-
utary "reminiscences of my fathers
pioneer life; cannot remember that
it excited any comment in the neigh
bors, who were frank in their opinions
of everything else we did. But it does
not greatly matter"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-06-30
The Secret of Sighting.

have travelled good deal over the
country, and have met some of the
finest shots in the world, and without
exception they have all acknowledged
that they sighted the rifle or revolver
before shooting. Many of them, when
talking with what they call Tender
foot, will tell him that they do not
sight-that they "cant tell how they
do it, seems to come natural to them,"
and all such bosh, but let them get to
talking among themselves, or to man
who can shoot a little himself, and
they tell different story. A man has
plenty of time to take sight at swift
moving object if he handles his gun
right, and that is where two-thirds Of
the secret of the snap shooting lies.
A man should practice with his rifle
until, when he brings it to his shoulder
it will be almost where he wants it.
Sometimes it will be exactly right the
Instant it touches his shoulder, but
that will not do to depend on. A little
practice of this kind, and you will find
that when the gun strikes the shoul-
der your eye will be aligned with the
sights, and all you have to do is to
change it the fraction of an inch to
get 1T where you want it. 1t is all
done in a quarter of a second, and
man is just as sure of his sight and
can call his shot with as much cer-
tainty as he would it shooting at a
sill target. There is one feature about
it that l wish to call your attention to
particularly, and that is the absence of
the noise and smoke and recoil that
there is about shotgun shooting. In
the field, of course, one doesn't mind
it. but at the trap it gets monotonous.
With the 22-calibre there is, of course,
no recoil, scarcely any smoke, and
very little noise.-Des Moines Reg
fSter.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-06-30
She Was Ready for Him.

1t is an error as old as poverty to
suppose that the rich are happy. Last
Monday evening, for instance, Miss
Goldlace, the beautiful and talented
daughter of Colonel Silverbrick Gold
lace, the millionaire, was sitting in the
drawing-room of her fathers Mob hill
mansion, reading Mr.. Royce's .'Feud
of Oakfield Creek" But this was not
all. A liveried servant entered with
his embossed silver tray and bowed
six times. Miss Goldlace ignored the
menial, but picked the card from the
salver. She blushed vividly, started
up, glanced around in ratified way,
and then began pulling bell ropes like
the pilot of steamboat.
Servants trooped in
James" she cried to one, ''turn
that picture of Andromeda to the wall.
Jennie" to another, "turn that alone
at Last quick. William" to third,
''throw something over that statuette
of Venus, and push the Greek Slave
behind the curtain. There, that will
do"
Then she sat down on an olive plush
lounge and composed her rcountenance.
.'Show him in" she said in her queenly
fashion to the liveried menial. And
he came in.
1t was Mr.. Bennett, secretary of the
Society for the Suppression of Vice,
who staid and spent the evening"
San Francisco Post.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-06-30
The Dreaded Greek Fire.

I The great use made of Greek fire in the
middle ages, so graphically described
by Gibbon, shows an intimate know
ledge of one of the objects to which
I crude petroleum could be applied. This
compound, says Murrays Magazine, en-
abled the Greeks of the eastern empire
to hold their own against the Saracens
for some hundreds of years, and during
two sieges of Constantinople gave the
victory to the Christians over their
Moslem enemies.
The terror and devastation caused
by the Greek fire seems to have been
almost as great as that caused by
artillery. 1t was blown through, long
copper tubes, which were fixed in the
fore part of the imperial gallies or
on the walls of the Greek towns Some
times at the moment of the attack on
the besieged place great cauldrons
containing the seething mixture were
tilted on the walls and the contents
poured upon the assailants with terri
BILE effect. 1t could be projected
through a considerable space, and has
been described as rushing through the
air like winged dragon, with the
report of thunder and the velocity of
lightning. 1t was launched also in
red-hot balls of iron, which fell within
the walls of a besieged city.
1t can be understood what alarm
such a combustible would cause,
especially when thrown upon and
among ignorant and half-naked op-
ponents, on whom the noise and flame
would have a terrifying effect. Even
in modern battles the results obtained
by artillery fire, especially the fire of
shells, is out of all proportion to the
number of men killed. Later when the
secret of the Greek fire had become
known to the Saracens, and it had
been adopted by them, its effects were
equally dreaded by the Crusaders.
The fact that it could not be extin-
guished by water added to the terror
caused by the noise, smoke, and flame.
The secret of its composition was care
fully guarded by the Greeks, and re-
tanned for their exclusive use for about
four hundred years. Fables were in
vented to hide from other nations SO
valuable an adjunct to the art of war,
and the barbarians were informed
that it had been revealed by an angel
to Constantine the Great, and that to
communicate the secret of its COM
position would provoke the vengeance
of the God of the Christians. After the
invention of gunpowder it was no
longer of much value. l have formula
for the making of Greek fire, and in it
petroleum is one of the chief ingredi-
ents.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-06-30
Women in Sleeping-Cars.


It is amusing to watch some women
get ready for bed on a sleeping-car, or
it would be if we could penetrate the
curtains screen. They unbutton their
shoes, unhook their dress, and unfast-
en- petticoats and corsets. Then, arm
ed with big fan, they lie down out
side the cover and worry through
miserable, sleepless night. In the
morning they refasten their garments,
''slick up" tumbled locks, and look as
hot, feverish, and uncomfortable as
they feel. To undress decently and
comfortably and go to bed is the best
plan. At least remove corset, shoes,
stockings, and dress. Roll OF remove
clothing into a neat, compact bundle.
put trinkets or articles easily forgot
ten or misplaced into your shoe. A
woman dressing in a hurry may forget
her watch or pocket-book, but she was
never known to forget her shoe. Have
a pretty colored wrapper made with
yOked front, Watteau back, and a rib
bon belt, to sleep in, then in the morn
ing you can slip on your shoes, take
your elephant and bundle of clothes
and go the entire length of the car to
the dressingrOom in pleasing contrast
to the lady who prepared for the night
by merely unfastening her dress
Nea0 Orleans PicGyune.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-06-30
Napoleon's Nervous sensitiveness.

''My nerves are very sensitive" he
said of himself, ssand when in this
state, were my pulse not always reg
ular, should risk going crazy" The
tension of accumulated impressions is
often too great, and it ends in physi-
cal breakdown. Strangely enough in
SO great a warrior and with such a
statesman, ''it is not infrequent, when
excited, to see him shed tears" He
who has looked upon thousands of dy-
ing men, and who has had thousands
of men slaughtered ''sobs after Wa
gram and after Bautzen, at the couch
of a dying companion in arms. Il
saw him" says his valet, 'weep while
eating his breakfast, after coming
from Marshal Lanne's bedside; big
tears rolled down his cheeks and fell
on his plate" 1t is mot alone the
physical sensation, the sight of bleed
ing, shattered body, which thus moves
him acutely and deeply; for word, a
simple idea, stings and penetrates al
most as far. Before the emotion of
Dandolo, who pleads for Venice, his
country, which is sold to Austria. he is
agitated and his eyes moisten. Speak
ing of the capitulation of Baylen, at a
full meeting of the council of state, his
voice trembles, and ''he gives way to
his grief, his eyes even filling with
tears. II. Idine in NelD Princeton Re
1,ieaC
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-06-30

The alumni of the University of
Paris numbered nearly 1000 last year.
OF these no fewer than 3,7S6 were
studying for the legal profession, while
1896 were attending the courses in the
school of medicine. Pharmacy en-
gagged the attention of 1,767 students,
letters of 92S, and science of 467. The
faculty of theology is very far from be-
ing as fiourishing as it was in the days
of Abelard, only 50 young men having
attended the lectures in this depart
ment in 1886. The female students
numbered 167, of whom 108 were
qualified for a medical career, while
81 were engaged in literary studies.
There were z lady scientists and only
l lady lawyer.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-06-30
A Cheeky Cadet.

Sometimes, when the offenses of
West Point cadets are very fragrant,
courts-martial are called to try them.
These are composed of army officers,
who sit in trial like Judge and jury
when the offender is in civil instead of
in military life. These courts-mar-
tial are often very funny. Once there
was yOungster who was SO perfectly
outrageous that he knew he would be
dismissed at the approaching examina-
ton, so he determined to have a good
time before he left. On the grounds
was an old disused shed of some kind,
and in it the young hopeful piled all
the shavings, rags, and everything
else combustible he could get, and one
fine night he set match to it and had
a bonfire of his own. Of course sus-
picion pointed to him, and court of
inquiry was organized to investigate
the outrage. General Thayer was
superintendent and Colonel Fry com,
mandant of the cadets. When the
prisoner was called up for examina-
ton before the court, composed of Off
GERS of high rank, imposing in the maj
esty of the law, he was asked to state
what he knew about the fire.
- uOH hHOW any JhlHS NY SeI1
but what is hearsay testimony, and
you won't admit that" he replied.
''The court does not desire your
views on hearsay testimony" severely
remarked the prosecutor. "You are
directed to state what may have come
to your knowledge regarding the af-
fair"
"Well, but" objected the culprit, 81
don't know anything about ii, and what
heard 1 don't believe"
'sThe court, sir" thundered the Off
Ger, "has not inquired into your be-
lief. You will Immediately state what
you heard"
.'But, but-you don't believe me,
either"
By that time the court was in a
rage. go on, sir" roared several
officers together.
"Well, they do say" stammered the
cadet diffidently, ''that General Thay-
er got the shavings and old Fry set
'em afire. -PhiLddeLphiG Times.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-06-30
And Then.

Shall we fold our hands when the fight is
ended,
And the broken fetters reluctant fall?
When freedom comes after long endeavor,
Shall our fate be buried in love forever,
And the bitter past be forgotten all?
Shall we think no more on the blood ex-
pended,
On the days of want and nights of woe.
On the CALLING chains and tauntS more
calling,
And the famine-mrrdered for vengeance
Where the graves, like waves, lie row on
row?
Could we bury our hate in some desert
lonely,
That its eye might never accuse us morel
But there's not rood of our land un-
watered
With the blood of myriad martyrs slaugh-
tered
In the grievous years that have gone
before.
Hadst thou left us a poor God s-acre only
We had bur ed our bitter burden there;
We had clasped in love the hand extended,
FOrgiving all when the fight was ended.
But that hallOwed spot, we shall find it
where?
James Jeffrey Roche, in Boston Pilot,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-06-30

In London. recently, a workingman
asked Mr.. Saunders advice as to how
he could recover so cents to which he
was entitled. He had a dispute with
a man as to whether a bird was a cock
or hen. The argument ended in bet
of so cents as to the sex of the bird. 1t
was afterward settled the applicant
had won, and the man now refused to
pay the money which he had lost Mr..
Saunders told the applicant that the
only way to recover his money was
through the county court -->
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-06-30
The First and Last Resource.

81 say, boss" remarked the tramp,
wi h that fresh familiarity which al
ways makes the conversation of his
species so engaging; Il say, boss, can't
you give fellow a dime? l am aw-
fully hard up. and don't know where
I'm going TO get my next meal"
''Indeed!' replied Boss. "A hard
case, surely. But I've an idea. Why
don't you advertiser"
Boss says the fellow was evidently
struck with the suggestion, for he
started off Immediately, with the ap-
parent purpose of putting it into oper-
alton at once.-BoStOn Transcript.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-06-30
Consolation.

Dear heart, between us can be no farewell,
We have so long TO live, SO much to en-
dure.
What ills despair might work us who can
tell,
Had we not help in that one trust secure?
Time can not sever nor space keep long
apart
Those whom loves sleepless yearning would
draw near.
Fate bends unto the indomitable heart
And firm-fixed will. What room have we
for fear?
Charles ID. Roberta
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-06-30

In renting houses at San Francisco,
Cal, the rent charged is according to
the number of rooms. Brokers say
that room should rent at IS and Sc
per month. Thus "a FIVE room house
should be $25 or $50, besides the value
of bathroom and closet. Architects
figure in the same way. They will
contract to build a house for $500 a
room. This, of course, is for cheap
houses. The rage for French fats in
the city is ahating.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-06-30

The Journal does not vouch for the
story, but it is said that a gentleman
of Boston, who has dog in bingham,
had him brought to a telephone in the
latter place, and when his master in
Boston called him, the dog went wild
with delight
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-06-30

John NJ. Dyer, of Northern Vermont,
who died recently, was an immense
man, over six feet tall and of 800
pounds weight. 1t was necessary to
make a coffin for him, and no hearse
was large enough to carry it; so it was
taken through the front window of the
house and placed in an express wag-
on, which was barely large enough to
receive it.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-06-30

The Montana Wool GrO10er estimates
that there will be nearly million
sheep sheared in that territory this
year, producing at least 10000 600
pounds of wool, 100000 pounds
more than the product in 1886. !